February 5-10, 2015
Feb 05 10:57 Will NBC terminate Brian Williams? Feb 05 22:30 Campaign finance article, edited Feb 08 10:08 DFL, Gov. Dayton & Myron Frans Feb 09 00:57 MnSCU enrollment comparison Feb 09 11:59 Kleis's unanswered questions Feb 10 04:15 SCSU's stress test
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Will NBC terminate Brian Williams?
Truth Revolt's article will undoubtedly cause lots of consternation with senior management of NBC's news division. This might sink Brian Williams' career:
"I want to apologize. I said I was traveling in an aircraft that was hit by RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] fire. I was instead in a following aircraft."
Truth Revolt cited Stars and Stripes article that accurately reported what happened:
The admission came after crew members on the 159th Aviation Regiment's Chinook that was hit by two rockets and small arms fire told Stars and Stripes that the NBC anchor was nowhere near that aircraft or two other Chinooks flying in the formation that took fire. Williams arrived in the area about an hour later on another helicopter after the other three had made an emergency landing, the crew members said.
My advice to Williams is to buy a dog because that dog will be his only friend for the next few months. Williams' clean-cut image just took a major hit. This headline is worth 1,000 articles:
This won't just blow over in a couple of days, especially when you consider this story :
NBC News anchor Brian Williams told actor Alec Baldwin in March 2013 that he was afraid he was going to die when a Chinook helicopter he was riding in during the Iraq War was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.
'I guess I do say to myself and to others - 'I've got this' - and I don't know where that unbridled confidence comes from,' Williams told Baldwin, trying to describe where he gets his thirst for action and challenge.
'And I've done some ridiculously stupid things under that banner, like being in a helicopter I had no business being in in Iraq with rounds coming into the airframe,' Williams said.
This picture says it all:
It's all over except the announcement. When will that shoe drop?
Posted Thursday, February 5, 2015 10:57 AM
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Campaign finance article, edited
This Strib article left the impression that Republicans outspent Democrats this cycle. Here's the opening paragraph:
Republicans and their campaign allies, often financially outmatched in recent years by a cash-rich DFL machine, focused their resources on a relatively small number of key and expensive state House races and the gamble paid off, according to campaign finance reports made public Tuesday.
First, the slant to that paragraph sounds like Republicans finally overtook the DFL in campaign spending. Here's what I would've written had I written the article:
Republicans and their campaign allies, financially outmatched in each election for the last two decades by a cash-rich DFL machine, focused their resources on a relatively small number of key and expensive state House races. The perfectly predictable political strategy , which the DFL also followed, paid off, according to campaign finance reports made public Tuesday.
The next paragraph is equally misleading. It read:
The reports show that of the 10 most expensive statehouse races in 2014, Republicans won seven, the exact number they needed to take the majority, plus four others for good measure. The price tag on a couple of those races topped $750,000 in independent expenditures alone, not counting what the candidates themselves spent.
Here's what I would've written:
The reports show that, of the 10 most expensive (i.e., 'targeted' by both parties) state legislative races in 2014, Republicans won seven, the exact number they needed to take the majority, even though the GOP coalition was outspent plus four others for good measure (That makes the entire 'most expensive' races narrative irrelevant). The price tag on a couple of those races topped $750,000 in independent expenditures, not counting what the candidates themselves spent. In both races where that was true, the DFL candidate benefitted from significantly more spending than the GOP candidate, including an $83,000 advantage in the state's most expensive race. In that race, the DFL candidate benefitted from tens of thousands of dollars from outside Minnesota.
It isn't until the third paragraph that Mssrs. Coolican and Howatt admit that the DFL outspent Republicans:
The DFL retained its overall fundraising advantage, with Democratic-aligned groups spending $10 million to the approximate $6 million of their Republican counterparts , but the data does not show so-called dark money spending by groups that do not have to report expenses, which is where Republicans may be catching up or surpassing Democrats.
This is what I would've written:
The DFL retained its overall fundraising advantage (in direct contrast to the headline of this article), with Democratic-aligned groups spending $10 million to the approximate $6 million of their Republican counterparts (meaning $6 of every $10 dollars in Minnesota races were spent to benefit DFL candidates), but the data does not show so-called dark money spending by groups that do not have to report expenses, which is where Republicans may be catching up or surpassing Democrats. Then again, Republicans might not be catching up since it's impossible to track so-called dark money.
Here's the next paragraph:
All told, the parties, candidates and political action committees spent an estimated $66 million on the 2014 contests.
Does this include state house races, constitutional officers and congressional races? Does this include the 'dark money' that Democrats reflexively decry...when it isn't being used to elect Democrats?
Republican-aligned groups spent $1.26 million to help GOP gubernatorial nominee Jeff Johnson, who trailed in the polls from the day he won his primary, while DFL groups spent $4.5 million to help re-elect Gov. Mark Dayton, swamping Johnson with negative ads before he could get his campaign off the ground.
Here's where the DFL spending advantage is best highlighted:
Republican-aligned groups spent $1.26 million to help GOP gubernatorial nominee Jeff Johnson, who trailed in the polls from the day he won his primary, while DFL groups spent almost 4 times as much as the GOP, or about $4.5 million, to help re-elect Gov. Mark Dayton, swamping Johnson with negative ads before he could get his campaign off the ground.
That's quite a contrast.
In the House races, however, Republicans and their allies approached parity, spending $4.3 million to the DFL aligned groups' $5.4 million. The Republican-leaning Minnesota Jobs Coalition, for instance, funneled at least $325,000 from the Washington, D.C.-based Republican State Leadership Committee into targeted races that helped put House Republicans over the top. Ben Golnik was hired away from the Jobs Coalition after November's election to the House Republicans' top staff job.
Here's the more accurate version:
In the House races, however, Republicans and their allies were 'only' outspent by the DFL by $1.1 million. The Republican-leaning Minnesota Jobs Coalition funneled at least $325,000 from the Washington, D.C.-based RSLC into targeted races that helped put House Republicans over the top. The Washington, D.C. Based DLCC Victory Fund spent $300,000 on an identical effort through the House DFL Caucus. After November's election, Ben Golnik was hired away from the Jobs Coalition to the House Republicans' top staff job.
This paragraph is rich:
Although $66 million was reported spent in 2014, what's not known is precisely how much was spent by so-called dark money groups - nonprofit organizations that can spend unlimited sums on elections without disclosing their donors. They have become much more active in politics since the U.S. Supreme Court 2010 Citizens United decision gutted campaign finance rules. Minnesota House Democrats complain bitterly about this spending and have offered legislation this year attempting to close loopholes.
Democrats won't stop whining about Citizens United. That paragraph is completely misleading and false. These groups can't spend a dime on elections. They can educate voters about issues. Often, these ads are confused with election ads. They've become much more active in politics since the U.S. Supreme Court 2010 Citizens United decision gutted campaign finance rules that violated the First Amendment. If anything, the 'issue ads' are less prevalent since Citizens United (at least in Minnesota) precisely because corporate and labor spending can now be used for express advocacy. Minnesota House Democrats complain bitterly about this spending and have offered legislation this year attempting to "close loopholes", which is code for saying eliminating some First Amendment protections. What's interesting is that many of the DFL's allies, including the Alliance for a Better Minnesota, labor unions such as SEIU and AFSCME and Planned Parenthood, take advantage of the same 'loopholes' to educate Minnesotans on issues important to them, which is their constitutional right.
Minnesota DFLers were helped by reliable allies: The Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund spent more than $4.5 million. Big labor union PACs also pitched in, including Education Minnesota with more than $400,000 and big totals from AFSCME, SEIU and the nurses union also came to the DFL's aid. This was in addition to nearly $2.9 million by the state party and more than $900,000 by the DFL House caucus.
Here's more details that the Strib didn't include in their article:
Minnesota DFLers were helped by reliable allies. The Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund spent more than $4.5 million, over $1.2M of which was contributed by 'Win Minnesota,' a 501(c)(4) which is not required to disclose its donors. Big labor union PACs also pitched in, including Education Minnesota with more than $400,000 and big totals from AFSCME, SEIU and the nurses union also came to the DFL's aid. This was in addition to nearly $2.9 million by the state party and more than $900,000 by the DFL House caucus.
Finally, there's this:
On the Republican side, the party spent $1.3 million. Minnesota Action Network, with which former Sen. Norm Coleman is affiliated, spent $657,000; Pro Jobs Majority spent more than $1 million, with several similar, business-backed groups chipping in six-figure chunks. The House Republican caucus spent $440,000.
On the Republican side, the party spent $1.3 million. Minnesota Action Network, which former Sen. Norm Coleman is affiliated with, spent $657,000 (which didn't have to disclose all of its individual donors); Pro Jobs Majority spent more than $1 million, with several similar, business-backed groups chipping in six-figure chunks. The House Republican caucus spent $440,000.
Posted Thursday, February 5, 2015 10:30 PM
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DFL, Gov. Dayton & Myron Frans
Gov. Dayton, the DFL and their allies are doing everything they can to rationalize Gov. Dayton's decision to dramatically increase his commissioners' pay :
Members of Gov. Mark Dayton's Cabinet are getting raises of tens of thousands of dollars, a move the Democrat says is necessary to "keep and attract" the best candidates to the jobs. The pay hikes range between 19 percent and 58 percent, WCCO-TV reported Thursday. Lawmakers were notified of the raises 30 days after they took effect. "In state government we need to keep and attract the best, talented people. ... It's essential to pay them closer to what they are worth," Dayton said. He added that commissioner salaries have not been raised in 10 years and said he thinks lawmakers deserve a raise, too.
The smallest raise was $22,407 to the Ombudsman for Mental Health, who will now earn $119,997. Top commissioners got 30 percent raises. Also getting a boost is the chairman of the Metropolitan Council, the regional planning agency for the Twin Cities. The job changed from part time to full time, and the pay increased by $83,577 to $144,991.
First, it's outrageous that the 'Party of the Little Guy' quietly raised the pay for people making close to $100,000 a year in salary by 20-75%. House Republicans should immediately pass a bill retroactive to January 1, 2015 that rescinds Gov. Dayton's pay increases for bureaucrats making $100,000 a year. They should immediately send the bill over to the Senate for their consideration.
When the Senate refuses to debate the bill, House Republicans should insist on its inclusion in the final budget. Let's see if DFL legislators are willing to fight for those raises heading into an election year. The DFL might be willing to fight that fight. If the DFL is willing to fight for those overpaid bureaucrats' raises, that's fine. The House and Senate Republican campaign committees should hire Derek Brigham to create individualized mailers that highlights these DFL legislators as fighting for pay increases for bureaucrats and higher taxes for Minnesota's small businesses (2013) and the middle class (2013 and 2015).
This table should be part of those mailers:
This warped thinking is what I'd expect from Gov. Dayton:
But Dayton defended the increase as necessary to keep and retain top executives given competition from the private sector.
'There's no controversy as far as I'm concerned. They haven't had raises for 12 years,' he said. He acknowledged the salary 'are a lot of money' but added that state staffers have left state employ and been able to make twice as much in local government or at universities. The salary increases, he suggested, would stop that drain.
Put differently, Gov. Dayton just gave Myron Frans a huge pay increase:
For those that don't remember, Commissioner Frans was the person who accepted as Gospel fact that e-tabs would produce enough revenue to pay off the state share of the Vikings stadium. He was off by a paltry 95%.
That makes Commissioner Frans the poster child for Gov. Dayton's pay raises. Commissioner Frans is the perfect example of why we need to raise public employees' pay to "attract and keep the best, talented people."
Posted Sunday, February 8, 2015 10:08 AM
Comment 1 by Rex Newman at 08-Feb-15 02:01 PM
Some thoughts. One, it is wrong that public employees not be given raises for 12 years, if that's what happened. Two, their benefits no doubt did increase substantially and a fair comparison should list these. Three, many high end public employees are truly underpaid vs. the private sector. Four, many high end public employees are way overpaid, the celebrated Mr. Rosenstone for example. Fifth, high end public pay should be salary and benefits and no more, such as the ridiculous sick time and unused time off paid "retiring" school superintendents. Sixth, a commission of ALL private sector volunteers should evaluate and recommend appropriate salary schedules, subject to adoption by the Legislature. Seventh, the Governor/Administration should not set their own pay. And last, Myron Frans should not be a public employee at all given his demonstrated incompetence - or worse.
Comment 2 by WALTER Hanson at 08-Feb-15 07:18 PM
Gary:
There seems to be an error with Governor Dayton's thinking. He claims he needs to recruit the best and brightest, but MN Sure doesn't have anybody who is bright let alone the best. Shouldn't you try to look for the best and brightest first to try to get them.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
Comment 3 by MtkaMoose at 08-Feb-15 10:50 PM
Ditto to Rex Newman's comments. The real problem with commissioner salaries is not what the commissioner makes - those people have generally already made their money in the private sector. They would most likely be just fine with the previous pay rates. The salary compression that exists for the top managers is where the state loses good people to the private sector or even other public entities who pay substantially more for positions of lesser responsibility.
Good luck finding a police chief in a Twin Cities suburb with more than 25,000 citizens who worked for less than the Commissioner of Public Safety's $119,000 salary. That means the top management of a 40 person police department makes way more than the equivalent positions in the Highway Patrol. Likewise for many other equivalent positions in counties and school districts.
With pay equity driving up salaries at the bottom of the scale and a hard cap at the top you can have salsried managers making less than the union employees they supervise while working way more hours. As second in command at a suburban city finance department (with a AAA bond rating, so we must have done something right) I made less each year than an engineering tech who got overtime. And don't even try to compare our pay to that of the top finance staff at a $10,000,000+ revenue company.
That said, blatant political cronyism like Adam Duininck's appointment to the Met Council in a full-time role with no significant policy or managerial experience should not be the governor's sole decision.
Comment 4 by Tim at 09-Feb-15 09:31 AM
"pay them closer to what they are worth"??! Why has no one brought up the fact that Duininck, according to Win Minnesota's public IRS Form 990 filing, was being paid about $77,000 in "the private sector" just prior to being appointed to the met council. That's hardly a comparable salary. It's about an $80,000 pay back from the public coffers by Dayton to someone who helped get him elected. Kinda shoots Dayton's argument--Duininck would NOT be paid this amount in the private sector.
Comment 5 by Chad Q at 09-Feb-15 04:26 PM
It used to be that government work paid less but the benefits were better than the private sector. Now the pay and benefits are better than the private sector. I guess I need to find me a job I'm not qualified to do at Met Council and make a pile of money.
MnSCU enrollment comparison
MnSCU Enrollments
by Silence Dogood
As of February 7, 2015, enrollments at all of the MnSCU universities are down as compared to last year. However, despite the fact that they are all down, they are not all down by the same amount. The following figure shows the declines in FYE enrollment at the seven MnSCU universities.
Clearly, there is a lot of "red" in the figure. As it has for the previous three years, SCSU leads the way with the largest decline in enrollment. The good news is that with the additional concurrent enrollment still to be entered, SCSU might decrease its decline and move into a tie with Moorhead.
It is also clear from the figure that President Potter's "Perfect Storm" of enrollment decline is not hitting all of the campuses the same way. Three campuses are hovering around a 1% decline; two others are just above 2%, while the last two are down approximately 5%. Unfortunately for SCSU, it is in the group that is down approximately 5%.
Moorhead's enrollment drop from FY11 (6,812 FYE) to FY15 (5,987 FYE) is 825 FYE, which corresponds to a drop of 12.1%. SCSU's enrollment drop from FY10 (15,096 FYE) to FY15 (11,749 FYE) is 3,347 FYE and corresponds to a drop of 22.2%. SCSU's decline is a composite of four years in a row of declines 5% or larger. No MnSCU university has ever been able to accomplish that before!
Additionally, Moorhead's Composite Financial Index (CFI) is high enough that it is not required to come up with a 'bail out plan.' Thus, despite its enrollment being down 12.1% over the past four years, it is still sound financially. Contrast this with SCSU whose CFI has been described as "being in the toilet" requires a more correctly described "Financial Recovery Plan."
The future for SCSU? Fewer faculty, fewer students, and fewer sections of classes. For the classes that are offered, there will be less resources and larger class sizes. Does anyone really think that this is a more successful model for higher education?
Posted Monday, February 9, 2015 12:58 AM
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Kleis's unanswered questions
This article by Kirsti Marohn raises questions about St. Cloud's ability to attract regional air service to the airport. At this point, it's difficult to see St. Cloud attracting another air carrier to the airport:
Boyd said St. Cloud should pat itself on the back for securing the United service, even if it only lasted 10 months. "That's an achievement," he said. "You attracted the best regional airline ... You don't do any better than that."
The problem is, experts say, the odds are stacked against a city this size to find another airline interested in providing service. St. Cloud is not alone. "When smaller airports lie in the shadow of a much larger airport, they're finding it increasingly difficult to attract and retain air service, and St. Cloud certainly fits that mold," said William Swelbar, research engineer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's International Center for Air Transportation and an airline industry analyst.
At this point, it's difficult to picture another airline coming to St. Cloud for anything other than for the guaranteed money, then leaving the minute the money runs out. It's probably best to take King Banaian's advice:
It's time to do a deep think before raising a few more million dollars to approach another airline, said King Banaian, economics professor at St. Cloud State University. "I think you pause and assess what happened," Banaian said. "We thought we had the success."
Albert Einstein famously said that doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. That's the cycle St. Cloud is repeating. I know Mayor Kleis wants to attract another airline to St. Cloud. He's fighting a valiant fight. He's expended tons of energy trying to make that a reality.
Unfortunately, the verdict is in:
"I don't know of any community in America that has tried harder and had more civic commitment to make this work," said Michael Boyd, president of Colorado-based aviation consulting firm Boyd Group International. "You did the best you can, and now you've learned. There is no other airline." For St. Cloud residents seeking access to the rest of the world, "your airport is Minneapolis. That's not going to change," Boyd said.
Mayor Kleis is trying to get the legislature to loan the City $2,000,000 to attract another airline. There's little enthusiasm on either side of the aisle for that type of loan. Even if there was, it would be a terrible deal for Minnesota taxpayers and St. Cloud taxpayers.
There's virtually no chance that a different airline will come to St. Cloud. If one came, the odds that they'd stay after the loan dried up would be tiny, if not officially nonexistent. What Mayor Kleis hasn't admitted yet is that there isn't a market for what he's pushing.
The question Mayor Kleis needs to ask himself is why he thinks thing would be different this time. If he won't ask that question before asking for $2,000,000 that he'd need to repay, then perhaps it's time that the legislature simply said no.
It's time to admit that this priority won't become a reality.
Posted Monday, February 9, 2015 11:59 AM
Comment 1 by Nick at 09-Feb-15 06:18 PM
Rochester used to have 5+ flights a day with NWA/Delta to Minneapolis, now they are down to just 2 to Minneapolis, and just 4 overall. NWA/Delta used to have 8-10 total flights a day.
Comment 2 by Nick at 09-Feb-15 06:19 PM
8-10 flights from Rochester.
Comment 3 by RexN at 09-Feb-15 10:02 PM
Reality bites sometimes. Boyd is right, MSP is now your airport, 90 minute drive.
Comment 4 by Jarrett at 10-Feb-15 01:50 AM
THIS WAS MY REPLY ON THE TIME WEBSITE/FACEBOOK THAT I WILL SHARE HERE
ITS MORE THAN JUST AIR SERVICE THATS LOST
I live in Naples,FL and have a home in St Cloud ( that will be for sale this Summer)
1.The Times brilliant staff compares Naples, Fl to St Cloud? You're kidding me, right? Naples is one of the busiest Airports in the country with high net worth folks who either have their own aircraft or jet cards. Its paradise. Really wonder why people go there? Not sure the jets will be lining up to fly in for the Wednesday concert at Lake George in the most acceptable time of the year.
2. Pull back the curtain and see if the mess at SCSU (now run by a total boob) 25% declining enrollment, deficits of between 10-19 million (depending on who you believe),who's answer is "right sizing"
3 80% of the lunches are "assisted" ( free) at District 742 but bring home the lowest test scores in the State.
4. A worthless newspaper who's liberal agenda and Minnesota nice brainwashing wants to make you believe that the explosion of resettled refugees ( not to be confused with IMMIGRANTS) is GOOD for St Cloud. They back a Somali candidate for Ward 1, Support building a Mosque in the middle of a neighborhood and then call the neighbors (like me) who defend it for the right reasons that were backed by the City Council... racists?
5. Exodus of retail and Mom and Pop stores replaced by Goat Markets.
6. Senior housing and money for its programs are swallowed up by large Refugee families
And NOW, the Mayor asked for 4 or 5 million last Fall for Airport expansion when it was known THEN that Air Service was going to be a total failure.
WAKE UP......., St Cloud USED to be a very cool college town built on honesty, hard work, Christian conservative values. It didn't NEED Air service. It didn't NEED diversity ( it grew up and was built on it)
Guess what, it still doesn't. The focus needs to be elsewhere...if its not already too late.
Its very sad actually because nobody seems to care or ask questions or demand answers.
Just continue to let the Times be your guide.
St Cloud as you know it will be gone, replaced by ...................take a look around.
And wait, lets NOW combine the Tri county area and throw MORE money away to an Airline that has crummy service, weather issues, scheduling issues. PLEASE!!!!!!!
Comment 5 by walter hanson at 10-Feb-15 12:53 PM
Where is Danny Devito's character from "Other's People Money" to explain for the mayor how the business environment has changed, won't work, and spending money on that loan will be a waste of money?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
SCSU's stress test
Old Data and the "Perfect Storm"?
by Silence Dogood
If you look on the MnSCU website for system information , you are taken to the following webpage:
If you click on the link on the left-side of the page for "Accountability," you are taken to the following webpage:
If you click on the link for "Composite Financial Index" under Other Dashboard Tools, you are taken to the following webpage:
The Composite Financial Index (CFI) is calculated from four component measures: return on net assets, operating margin, primary reserve, and viability. Supposedly, the CFI is a way of measuring the financial health of a university. In essence, the CFI is considered a financial "Stress Test."
Fiscal Year 2014 ended June 30, 2014. The audited Financial Reports were reviewed by the MnSCU Board of Trustees last November. The question is how long should it take to get the data up on the website. On March 1st, three-fourths of FY 2015 will be complete. Shouldn't one reasonably expect to see the CFI data for FY 2014 before now?
Certainly, each university knows its CFI. SCSU's Vice President of Finance and Administration Tammy McGee revealed that SCSU's CFI in FY 2014 had dropped to 0.07 and that the university was going to be required to submit a "Financial Recovery Plan."
The Pioneer Press in its online TwinCities.com article "Metro State among worst of MnSCU schools ordered to fix finances" cites that "11 campuses are under heightened scrutiny." The article goes on to state: "Metro State had a negative 0.08 - trailing only Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical." So apparently someone has access to the CFI data for FY 2014.
The article lists "11 MnSCU institutions will have to submit financial recovery plans because of poor performance on a financial stress test." The listed MnSCU universities are
Metropolitan State University, St. Paul
Minnesota State University, Mankato
St. Cloud State University
Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall
Perhaps misery loves company so SCSU at least won't feel picked on. The following figure shows the enrollments at these four universities for the past eight years:
Enrollment is not complete for FY15 because concurrent enrollment for high school students is still going on. Southwest has the largest concurrent enrollment followed by SCSU and then Mankato. Metro has very little concurrent enrollment so the enrollment numbers may improve a small amount. It is likely that SCSU will see an additional 50 FYE of concurrent enrollment this spring.
Clearly, SCSU's financial problems originate in a 22.1% enrollment decline since FY10. With the additional concurrent enrollment, the five-year decline drops to 21.8%, which will make everyone feel so much better. None of these universities has enrollment declines anywhere close to those at SCSU. However, enrollment decline is not the only source of financial difficulty for SCSU. Bad decisions such as the Coborn's Plaza Apartments will have cost SCSU $7,700,000 in the first five years of operation with predicted million dollar a year losses going forward.
Having accurate up-to-date data is not the solution to the problem but it's a start. However, blaming SCSU's financial troubles on a "perfect storm," when it is apparent that the only real storm is happening in St. Cloud is simply sidestepping the decisions that led to the apocalypse SCSU now finds itself. In this case, an apocalypse is defined as having a budget deficit of $9,542,000 for FY15 and being required to cut more than $12,000,000 from the FY 2016 budget. President Potter in saying that the FY15 deficit only amounts to a 5% cut is trivializing that there will be between 100-125 fewer employees on campus next fall. Unfortunately, those cuts may not be enough to stop the financial hemorrhaging and next year the budget will have to be reduced again.
Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2015 4:15 AM
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